Macron wins French presidential election
www.lemonde.fr
Official results show that the abstention rate was at 28%, the highest in any presidential election run-off since 1969.
  • @OsrsNeedsF2P
    1•2 years ago

    Any candidate who gets above 12.5% of the vote goes on to the next elections. Apologies, my original explanation was a bit poor and omitted that

    • @roastpotatothief
      2•2 years ago

      Then Melanchon would have been in the second round. Really it works like this

      if no candidate secures an absolute majority (including blank and void ballots) of votes in the first round, a second round is held two weeks later between the two candidates who received the most votes.

      There is also the parrainage system. You can be disqualified from running if you are not popular enough among sitting politicians.

      What you described would be much more democratic.